Arturo S. Rodriguez Arturo S. Rodriguez is the president of the United Farm Workers. United Farmer Workers He was elected in 1993. There he continues to build the union into a powerful voice for immigrant workers by increasing its membership and pushing historic legislation on immigration reform and worker rights. Founded in 1962 by César Chávez, the United Farm Workers of America […]
About Tom Luongo Tom Luongo Tom Luongo has worked extensively with the University of Florida on making crop yields more productive for third world countries. He has more than 20 years of experience as an Environmental Analytic and Research Chemist. Tom is a contributing writer on the subject of gold and its impact on the world economy. He is currently affiliated with […]
About Rocco Lacertosa Rocco Lacertosa took over the role of Chief Executive Officer of the New York Heating Oil Association after having served on the board for 5 years in May of 2015. Rocco has been in the heating oil industry since 1966 starting as a technician and fuel oil delivery driver in a family owned business. During his career in the […]
About Commissioner Bill Bratton Bill Bratton is the New York City Police Commissioner. He has previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (BPD) (1993-1994), New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner (1994–1996), and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) (2002–2009). The newly elected New York City in 2013, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Bratton […]
About Senator John Flanagan John Flanagan, is the President and Majority Leader of the New York. He is Republican. He represents the Second Senate District, which includes the entire Town of Smithtown and portions of the Town of Brookhaven and the Town of Huntington. He was first elected to represent this part of Suffolk County in 2002 and overwhelmingly reelected in 2004- […]
About Senator Jack Martins Senator Jack Martins, is in his third term representing Nassau in the New York State Senate. He is the Republican candidate for Congress in New York’s 3rd congressional district which includes parts of Nassau, Queens and Suffolk Counties. The seat is currently held by Democratic Representative Steve Israel who recently announced his is retiring at the […]
About Steven C. Griffen Steven C. Griffen, M.D., serves as the Senior Vice President of Research at the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and leads the relationships that JDRF has forged with important corporate/industry partners, other non-profits, governments and the broader T1D research community. Dr. Griffen heads the Translational Development group, focusing on taking identified potential interventions into the clinic to establish […]
About Alfonse D’Amato Alfonse D’Amato served as United States Senator from New York fromdamato 2 1981 to 1999. He is a Republican. Senator D’Amato had a distinguished 18-year career in the U.S. Senate, served as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, was a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee – specializing in defense and transportation issues – and served on […]
About Malcolm Hoenlein Malcolm Hoenlein has been the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations since June 1986. He is the founding executive director of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. He has taught international relations and served as a Middle East specialist […]
About Mark Simone Mark Simone is one of the longest running, most entertaining voices on the crowded New York radio dial and seen all over television; his broadcasts are filled with lively debate, savvy insight into current events, and an insider’s look at the rich, powerful and famous. One of the most experienced interviewers on the planet, his past guest list […]
About Matthew W. Daus Matthew W. Daus was the longest serving Commissioner/Chairman of the NYC matt dausTaxi & Limousine Commission (“TLC”), and prior to that, TLC General Counsel. Mr. Daus’ public service career spanned almost 20 years in NYC government, including: Commissioner, NYC Civil Service Commission; General Counsel, NYC Community Development Agency; Special Counsel, NYC Trade Waste Commission; and Prosecutor, […]
James Prendamano James Prendamano is a Managing Partner for Casandra Properties, Inc., Staten Island’s premier real estate firm, specializing in all facets of transactional real estate. Mr. Prendamano’s expertise is in project planning / design, large scale acquisition, ULURP approval consultation and retail leasing. His most recent project is to build a giant Ferris Wheel on the Northshore of the […]
About Tony Blair Tony Blair served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from May 1997 to June 2007. He was the leader of Britain’s Labour Party (1994 to 2007) and Member of Parliament for Sedgefield, England (1983 to 2007). Prime Minister Blair continues to be active in public life. He has many interests, but the largest proportion […]
About Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. After the 1994 mid-term elections, Newt Gingrich became the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years. While he was House speaker, the House enacted welfare reform, passed a capital gains tax cut in 1997, and in 1998 passed the first balanced budget since 1969. Most […]
About Martin Frost Martin Frost, was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas’s 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005. Before going to law school Frost worked as a newspaper reporter. Following his graduation he worked as a law clerk for Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes of the Northern District of Texas. Frost ran unsuccessfully for […]
About Adam Goodman Adam Goodman, is the founder of The Victory Group, a creative, media and communications strategy firm located in Tampa, Florida. Goodman has been producing nationally-recognized, award winning work for successful issue, advocacy, candidate and corporate campaigns across America for more than 30 years. Adam Goodman’s film and television work has been honored throughout the industry. Goodman and his […]
About Kathleen Hochul Kathleen Hochul, Democrat, New York was inaugurated as the 77th Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York on January 1, 2015. Hochul was elected with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on November 4, 2014. Prior to her election, the Lieutenant Governor served as a Group Vice President for Strategic Relationships at M&T Bank, serving as liaison for […]
About John Miller John Miller is the Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counter-terrorism of theJohn miller NYPD. He is the former Associate Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analytic Transformation and Technology. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Director of Public Affairs for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he was the bureau’s national spokesman. Miller is also a […]
About Ed Cox Ed Cox is the chairman of the New York Republican State Committee. He is the son-in-law of the 37th President of the United States Richard M. Nixon and 44th First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon. Cox is a lawyer in the Manhattan law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP where he has served […]
About Congressman Paul Ryan Congressman Paul Ryan is the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Now serving his ninth term in the House, he represents Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. In 1992, Paul moved to Washington, D.C., was an aide to Senator Bob Kasten (R-WI) on the Senate Small Business Committee. He then moved on to “Empower America,” an organization founded by […]
About Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy, the longest to serve as leader of the Navy and Marine Corps since World War I. Responsible for an annual budget in excess of $170 billion and leadership of almost 900,000 people, Secretary Mabus has worked to improve the quality of life of Sailors, Marines […]
About Congressman Todd Christopher Young Congressman Todd Christopher Young is the U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 9th congressional district in South central Indiana since 2011. Republican. He is running for the Senate in Indiana for the open seat being vacated by Senator Dan Coats. Just a few weeks after graduating high school, Young enlisted in the United States Navy and reported for duty […]
About Steve Forbes Steve Forbes is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine. In 1985, President Reagan named Mr. Forbes chairman of the bipartisan Board for International Broadcast. He was then reappointed by President Bush overseeing RadioFree Europe and Radio Liberty. Steve campaigned for the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1996 and 2000. He writes editorials for each issue of Forbes and […]
About Thomas DiNapoli Thomas DiNapoli, Democrat, is the 54th Comptroller of the state of New York. He is a former state assemblyman in New York, who was appointed as New York State Comptroller on February 7, 2007. He’s been making government more accountable and transparent to the people for more than 35 years. The New York State Comptroller manages the State’s $176.8 […]
About Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Ruben Diaz Jr. first entered public office as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1997, and is currently serving his second full term as Bronx Borough President, having been reelected in November 2013 with more than 89 percent of the vote. The Bronx has seen over $7 […]
About Patrick Lynch Patrick Lynch, is the President of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA,) a union for more than 20,000 beat cops in the city’s five boroughs. Lynch joined the NYPD in 1984. He earned three Exceptional Police Duty awards and also received an Exceptional Merit citation for his actions during a shoot out with criminals. He began his union career in […]
About Secretary Donna Shalala Secretary Donna Shalala is the former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. She was the president of the University of Miami, from 2001 through 2015. Madame Secretary’s first experience with academic administration came in 1980 when she became the 10th president of Hunter College, serving in this […]
About Senator Ron Johnson Senator Ron Johnson, R-WI, is the senior United States Senator for Wisconsin. A Republican. Prior to his election to the Senate, Senator Johnson had no electoral experience and was chief executive officer of PACUR, LLC, a polyester and plastics manufacturer. After Senator Johnson’s election to the Senate, he liquidated all his business assets to avoid any […]
About Former New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Former New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was the longest serving Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in its history and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. A lifelong New Yorker, Kelly had spent 47 years in the NYPD. Kelly was a Marine Corps […]
About Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., was first inaugurated as the District Attorney of New York County on January 1, 2010. Over the following four years, Mr. Vance enhanced the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as a national leader in criminal justice by expanding the offices expertise on an array of 21st century crimes, including identity […]
